IIT-UB ConclaveIndian Institute of Technology - Ashoka University - University at Buffalo Conclave
IIT-UB Conclave on Nanomaterials, Photonics, Sensors, AI and their Applications in Security, Healthcare, and Smart Living
28th - 30th November 2022
Seminar Hall, IIT Delhi
IIT DELHI
IIT Bombay
IIT Kanpur
IIT Jodhpur
IIT BHU
Ashoka University
University at Buffalo
International Conclave Empowering Scientific Advancement
This unique workshop, unprecedented in scope and participation, will feature presentations and
discussions that advance specific potential multi-institutional collaborative projects with the goal of
establishing a multi-Institutional center for Education, Training, and Research in Nanomaterials,
Biotechnologies, AI and Machine Learning, and Photonics and their interfaces .These areas were identified
as being of common interest and high societal impact at a historic workshop held in Buffalo, USA during May
16-18. 2022 with unprecedented participation of five IITs and one private Indian university. It will feature
participation from the highest levels of India’s Government, multiple academic centers, global industries, and
international professional societies. The meeting will be broadcast globally.
Patron
Ajay Sood
Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India (GOI)
Co-Patrons
Srivari Chandrasekhar
Secretary, Department of Science and Technology (DST), GOI
Dr Samir V Kamat
Secretary, Department of Defence R&D & Chairman, DRDO
Satish Tripathi
President, University at Buffalo - SUNY (UB)
Chairpersons
Rangan Banerjee
Director, IIT Delhi
Venu Govindaraju
Vice President for Research and Economic Development, UB
International Advisory Committee
Ashutosh Sharma
Fmr DST Secretary (Chairperson)
Subhashish Chaudhuri
Director, IIT Bombay
Abhay Karandikar
Director, IIT Kanpur
Santanu Chaudhury
Director, IIT Jodhpur
Pramod K Jain
Director, IIT BHU
Ramgopal Rao
Former Director, IIT Delhi
Anurag Agarwal
Dean, Ashoka University
Mark Swihart
Chair, Chemical and Biological Engineering, UB
Prakash Sambhara
Center for Disease Control (CDC), Atlanta, USA
Convenors
Ashok Kumar Ganguli
Professor & Former Deputy Director, IIT Delhi
Paras Prasad
Exec. Director, Inst. for Lasers, Photonics, and Biophotonics (UB), VAJRA Prof (SERB)
Jt. Convenors
Sunil Khare
Dean (R&D), IIT Delhi
Naveen Garg
Dean, International Relations, IIT Delhi
Dhirendra Katti
Dean, International Relations, IIT Kanpur
Amit Agarwal, Dean, International Relations
IIT Bombay
L Shashidhara
Dean, Research, Ashoka University
Manoj Chaudhary
Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Jodhpur
Vikash Kr Dubey
Dean (R&D), IIT (BHU)
Local Organising Committee
Ashok K Ganguli
Professor & Former Deputy Director, IIT Delhi
Sunil K Khare
Dean R&D, IIT Delhi (Co-Chair)
Rajendra P Roy
Dean, Regional Center for Biotechnology (RCB), Faridabad
Joby Joseph
Head, Optics and Photonics Center (OPC), IIT-Delhi
Mausam
Head, School of Artificial Intelligence, IIT-Delhi